Decisions

A decision, suppose taken at a particular time and under certain circumstances, is considered to be the best possible one but as time passes it doesn’t turns out to be as yielding as you thought, so does this  mean the decision was wrongly taken in the first place? You regret but that’s a natural response, isn’t it? We all expect and get disappointed now and again. But won’t regretting that that decision was wrong which obviously wasn’t at the time when it was taken be actually wrong because it wasn’t a wrong decision at all when you took it?

Wait, I need to define what is ‘the right decision’? I could either call the best possible choice a right decision which could either give positive or negative results or should I call whatever choice gave me the best results the right decision because I’ve already got what I wanted? Obviously we all are looking for results, good ones of course so it’s the latter then? In that case if I made the best possible choice which didn’t give me the right results means I made a wrong decision but that’s not true. How do I know if I made the other choice I would have got the desired result? That’s because now as the outcome is visible and seems not so approving, I’m assuming the other choice would have given the opposite results but what if we are in a situation when both the choices you think lead to the same result, which one would you choose then?

Anyway, being disappointed because you didn’t take the right decision would mean you weren’t much confident at all with it back then and now you know why. However, being disappointed why things didn’t turn out the way you thought, THAT would be right I think. You could either be disappointed on yourself and be a wuss or you could be disappointed with the happenings or you could be disappointed with both. Anyway we all take decisions or make choices thinking of having all the possible factors in consideration but that’s virtually impossible so there’s always room for worst case scenario even if you think you are most precautious, right? So all that can be concluded is whatever decision or choice you make after contemplating, you should stand by it whatsoever or at least have yourself practiced enough of rationality that when you sleep, you sleep with a clear conscience.

Having that said here’s a motivating quote:

“Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man. “ – Muhammad Ali Jinnah